Licensed Nursing Assistant II- FITCH- Evenings

About the Job

Functions as an integral member of the care delivery team by providing direct and indirect patient care under the direction of a RN and within the scope of practice of a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA). Assists patients with activities of daily living, provides personal care, emotional support and performs more complex clinical skills under the direction of an RN.

• Model Elliot Essentials behavior with patients, peers and all other members of the health care team.
• Perform or assist patients in the completion of activities of daily living.
• Utilize basic knowledge of growth and development to provide age‑specific patient care.
• Provide basic support to patients and families in response to identified psychosocial needs and cultural and religious preferences.
• Perform clinical tasks within the scope of LNA practice, in accordance with policies and procedures of the Elliot Health System.
• Report all observations, symptoms, deviations from normal, and changes in patient’s condition to the Registered Nurse.
• Assist others in performing selected patient care activities or tasks as appropriate.
• Follow all infection prevention/universal precautions policies as appropriate.
• Incorporate safety principles, policies and procedures into daily practice.
• Ensure confidentiality of all patients, employee, legal, budget, and company matters.
• Maintain patient privacy and dignity.
• Perform routine and emergency phlebotomy.
• Complete rhythm analysis and interpretation and post rhythm strips at the specified times.
• Communicate information regarding rhythm changes and vital sign abnormalities to the primary nurse and charge nurse.
• Demonstrate knowledge of location of patients that are off the unit for testing.
• Maintain telemetry alarm notification log.
• Ensure communication devices are working properly, assigned and distributed to nursing staff.
• Contribute to effective and efficient communication with visitors, callers, physicians and staff from other departments by meeting and greeting visitors, determining the purpose of visit and responding or referring to the appropriate staff member.
• Update and maintain patient assignment board, census change sheets, and all other patient lists.
• Support effective patient care processes through timely, accurate transcription and entry of orders/data.
• Maintain Unit Secretary task list to ensure patient care tasks are verified by the registered nurse and recorded in appropriate documents.
• Assemble patient charts for all admissions to the unit, including all appropriate documents.
• Prepare patient charts for patient transfers by copying and organizing required documents according to specific payer criteria.
• Disassemble and reorganize charts upon discharge before forwarding to medical records.
• Coordinate completion of patient death certificates by contacting appropriate parties.
• Perform a variety of clerical and coordinating activities as designated by the unit.
• Update and maintain the daily communication device list for the unit; ensure that all RNs receive communication device at shift start and return them at the end of the shift.
• Schedule, track and assure timeliness of diagnostic testing; obtain insurance authorization for diagnostic testing.
• Schedule all follow‑up clinic appointments.
• Review patient’s charts to ensure all necessary information is obtained prior to patient visit.
• Obtain an updated medication list for all follow‑up patients.
• Coordinate needed services/referrals for follow‑up patients.
• Track patients missed appointments and notify them to reschedule; send a certified notice for repeated missed appointments, per protocol.
• Assist physicians with patient physical exams, procedures and preparation of needed equipment.
• Ensure all exam rooms are adequately stocked and cleaned; check for and replace any expired items; manage inventory and distribution within the department.
• Coordinate weekly treatment visits for physicians and RNs.
• Order all departmental needed clinical supplies in the Lawson system; track supply of bulk stores and MDS items and make recommendations to adjust par levels.
• Maintain constant visual observation of the patients receiving remote visual monitoring;…